Conservation of water resources is collective responsibility: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday stressed the need for collective responsibility in water conservation and urged the citizens of the country to actively participate in building a water-secure India.

Addressing the gathering at the 5th National Water Awards ceremony in the national capital, President Murmu said, "We must remember that conservation of water resources is a collective responsibility and building a water-secure India is not possible without our active participation."

"Almost all civilizations have developed around rivers. It can be said that this relationship between water and humans has given direction to human history. But it also seems that we deliberately forget the importance of water," she said.

President Murmu expressed concern over the contamination of freshwater resources.

"Despite it being known that freshwater resources are available in limited quantities on earth, we ignore water conservation and management.

Due to man-made reasons these resources are getting contaminated and are also getting exhausted," she said.